Radon Mitigation in Woodland Park, Colorado
Woodland Park, the City Above the Clouds, sits at 8,465 feet in Teller County, twenty minutes up Ute Pass from Colorado Springs and surrounded by Pike National Forest. Mountain living here means homes built directly on and into granite terrain, and granite is exactly where radon starts.
Teller County does not publish a town-level radon average, so this page uses the statewide data below and says so. We connect Woodland Park homeowners with independent, Colorado-licensed contractors for free mitigation quotes.
Zone 1
the highest EPA radon potential rating, which applies to every county in Colorado
Source: CSU Extension, Teller CountyAbout half
of Colorado homes have radon above the EPA action level, per state testing data
Source: CDPHEWhy radon collects under Woodland Park
The Colorado Geological Survey attributes radon to the decay of natural uranium in rock and soil, found in all parts of Colorado, and CSU Extension’s Teller County office notes that every Colorado county carries the EPA’s Zone 1 designation, the highest radon potential rating. Around Woodland Park the Pikes Peak granite is not an abstraction: the USGS identifies its weathered material as a source of uranium and decay products, and many local foundations are blasted or benched into it.
Sources: Colorado Geological Survey , USGS , CSU Extension, Teller County
Local housing and what it means for mitigation
Woodland Park housing runs from in-town homes to mountain builds on wooded lots: walkout basements stepping down slopes, crawlspaces under cabin-style homes, and garages on separate slabs. Long, cold winters at 8,465 feet mean tightly closed houses and a strong stack effect for much of the year, the exact conditions that concentrate soil gas indoors. Contractors size fans and suction layouts for multi-zone mountain foundations, and the retest confirms the result.
County radon help for Woodland Park residents
Teller County Public Health and Environment, 11115 US Highway 24 in Divide, handles county health questions, and CSU Extension's Teller County radon program has offered free test kits to county residents. CDPHE offers free kits statewide, one per household per year.